UK’s asylum system abuses women’s dignity
By Marianna Karakoulak Following last year’s hunger strike by women asylum-seeker detainees in Yarl’s Wood in the UK, DW looks at the impact of the country’s […]
April 2019
UAE woman Munira Abdulla wakes up after 27 years in a coma
By BBC News Image copyrightSCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYImage captionProlonged disorders of consciousness are usually caused by a sudden brain injury A woman from the United Arab […]
Melinda Gates on new book, lifting up impoverished women
Q&A: Melinda Gates on new book, lifting up impoverished women and marriage with Bill Andrea Mandell USA TODAY Melinda Gates is getting personal. In her new […]
‘I lost consciousness’: woman whipped by the Taliban over burqa without veil
Aziza’s story reflects the growing number of violent public assaults on women deemed to be in breach of sharia law in Afghanistan Global development is […]
World Earth Day: The women working for change
By BBC Photographers at female-run non-profit Lensational have explored the untold stories of women in Africa making a living from environmental preservation. The plastic collector […]
‘Inspiring’ protester becomes symbol of resistance for Sudanese women
The woman at a Khartoum demonstration ‘was trying to give hope,’ says eyewitness Jason Burke Play Video 1:07 The women leading the calls for revolution […]
Jacinda Ardern among record number of women on Time’s ‘100 most influential people’ list for 2019
By Max Walden PHOTO: The women on Time’s “most influential” list came from such diverse backgrounds as politics, sports and entertainment. (ABC: Jarrod Fankhauser) New Zealand Prime Minister […]
Rwandan rape survivors and their children, 25 years later
Story by Kieron Monks, CNN A Rwandan woman and her 25-year-old daughter are photographed together as part of the book “Rwandan Daughters.” As with most […]
Women are suffering silently in Pakistan – is #MeToo the answer?
Inclusiveness and an appreciation of cultural nuances are key to changing attitudes in a society where harassment is the norm Global development is supported by […]
Pakistan Asma Aziz: Wife who had ‘head shaved for refusing to dance’
BBC News Image captionAsma Aziz appealed for public help in a video posted online A Pakistani woman has publicly accused her husband of beating her […]